The federal district court in Birmingham, Alabama, has scheduled a hearing on Doyle Hamm’s §1983 challenge to his lethal injection to address the state of Alabama’s motion for summary judgment. The federal court will receive evidence on the risk of significant harm to Doyle Hamm and alternative methods of execution.

The hearing will begin at 9am on Wednesday, January 31, 2018, in Courtroom 8 of the Hugo L. Black U. S. Courthouse in downtown Birmingham, Alabama. The federal courthouse is located at 1729 5th Avenue North, Birmingham, AL 35203.